The Royal Oak is a great place to meet with friends or alone…
Everyone is welcome, even your four-legged friends.
Whether it’s date night, lunchtime drinks, after-work drinks or ‘simply just a few drinks’, The Royal Oak makes a great venue no matter what the occasion. The atmosphere is lively and friendly, with 6 screens and with the live commentary makes it a great place to watch sporting events. The Urban Garden, surrounded by festoon lighting, makes it the ideal place to enjoy the warm summer evenings and for the chillier evenings, it boasts heaters and blankets to keep the chill at bay.
Come and join us, there is no need to book, however, if you would like to secure a table for an event please pop in and speak with a member of the team.
We look forward to welcoming you to The Royal Oak.
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Events
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Sports
Durham v Hampshire
Sky Sports 4 Cricket
05/09/2025 18:30
Coverage of Durham v Hampshire the quarter-final at Banks Homes Riverside. Durham finished second in the North Group, while the Hawks were third in the South Group, and closely fought contest is anticipated.
Cricket – T20 Blast
Chelsea Women v Manchester City Women
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
05/09/2025 19:30
Coverage of Chelsea Women v Manchester City Women the opening match of the Women's Super League campaign, held at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea won their sixth successive league title last term, while the Citizens missed out on Champions League qualification after finishing fourth. The teams met on five occasions in all competitions last term, with Chelsea winning four of those contests
Womens Super League
St Helens v Wigan Warriors
Sky Sports Plus
05/09/2025 20:00
Coverage of St Helens v Wigan Warriors the match from the 25th round of fixtures at Totally Wicked Stadium.
Rugby League - Super League
Newport County v Bristol Rovers
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
06/09/2025 12:30
Coverage of Newport County v Bristol Rovers the League Two match at Rodney Parade. This is the first competitive meeting between these teams, with Newport looking to improve on last season's 22nd-place finish and Rovers hoping to bounce back to League One at the first attempt after their relegation last term
Football League
Live Racing: Haydock Park
ITV1
06/09/2025 13:00
Coverage of a meeting headlined by the Sprint Cup from Haydock Park, plus racing from Ascot and Kempton Park. With analysis from Leonna Mayor and Rishi Persad and commentary by Richard Hoiles.
Horse Racing
Lancashire Lightning v Kent Spitfires
Sky Sports 4 Cricket
06/09/2025 14:30
Coverage of Lancashire Lightning v Kent Spitfires the quarter-final match at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. The Lightning finished top of the North Group standing with nine wins from their 14 matches, while the Spitfires won seven and lost six with one no result as they finished fourth in the South Group
Cricket – T20 Blast
Italian Grand Prix: Qualifying
Sky Sports F1
06/09/2025 15:00
Coverage of Italian Grand Prix Qualifying the battle for grid positions for the 16th round of the season at Monza Circuit
Formula 1
Bromley v Gillingham
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
06/09/2025 17:30
Coverage of Bromley v Gillingham the League Two match at Copperjax Community Stadium. Bromley did the double over the Gills last season, prevailing 2-1 here and 3-0 at MEMS Priestfield Stadium, with midfielder Jude Arthurs scoring on both occasions
Football League
Somerset v Birmingham Bears
Sky Sports 4 Cricket
06/09/2025 18:30
Coverage of Somerset v Birmingham Bears the quarter-final match at Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. Somerset won 11 of their 14 matches and only finished second in the South Group owing to a lower net run rate than Surrey, who had an identical record. The Bears finished third in the North Group with a record of eight wins and six losses
Cricket – T20 Blast
England v South Africa
Sky Sports 4 Cricket
07/09/2025 11:00
Coverage of England v South Africa the third ODI in the three-match series, which takes place at Utilita Bowl in Hampshire. It's eight years since these nations faced each other here in a one-day international, and on that occasion England claimed a two-run victory after scoring 330/6 from their 50 overs and just managing to prevent the Proteas from surpassing that, as they finished on 328/5 in their reply
Cricket England ODI
Manchester United Women v Leicester City Women
Sky Sports 2 Premier League
07/09/2025 12:00
Coverage of Manchester United Women v Leicester City Women the match from the opening round of Women's Super League fixtures, held at Leigh Sports Village. United finished in third place last term, earning themselves a place in the UEFA Champions League, while Leicester were 10th in the 12-team league for the third season in succession
Womens Super League
Tottenham Hotspur Women v West Ham United Women
Sky Sports Plus
07/09/2025 12:00
Coverage Tottenham Hotspur Women v West Ham United Women of the match from BetWright Stadium.
Womens Super League
Brighton and Hove Albion Women v Aston Villa Women
Sky Sports Plus
07/09/2025 12:00
Coverage from today's matches in the Women's Super League (Kick-off 12.00pm), as viewers get to choose which of today's games they want to watch. The fixtures to choose from are Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa, Liverpool v Everton, Manchester United v Leicester City, and Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
Womens Super League
Italian Grand Prix: Raceday
Sky Sports F1
07/09/2025 14:00
Coverage of Italian Grand Prix the 16th round of the season at Monza Circuit. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc delighted the Tifosi here with victory last year, but he was likely to face stiff competition this time around from the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who were second and third respectively in 2024 and have been in fine form this season
Formula 1
Hull KR v Hull FC
Sky Sports Plus
07/09/2025 15:00
Coverage of Hull KR v Hull FC the match from the 25th round of fixtures at Sewell Group Craven Park Stadium.
Rugby League - Super League
England v South Africa
Sky Sports 4 Cricket
10/09/2025 18:30
Coverage of the first Twenty20 in the three-match series at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. In the two previous T20 matches to take place here between these nations, England triumphed by 19 runs in June 2017, while South Africa claimed a 58-run win in July 2022. The hosts will go into this series with confidence after a 3-0 victory over West Indies in June, but the Proteas are likely to provide a sterner test
Cricket England England T20
Live Racing: St Leger Festival
ITV1
11/09/2025 13:00
Coverage of the first day of the St Leger Festival, including the May Hill Stakes and the Park Hill Stakes.
Horse Racing
Live Racing: St Leger Festival
ITV1
12/09/2025 13:00
Coverage of the second day of the St Leger Festival, including the Doncaster Cup and the Flying Childers Stakes.
Horse Racing
England v South Africa
Sky Sports 4 Cricket
12/09/2025 18:30
Coverage of the second Twenty20 in the three-match series at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. There has only ever been one T20 match scheduled to take place on this ground between these teams, but that contest in September 2012 was hampered by heavy rain and produced no result after being reduced to nine overs per innings, but even that not being able to reach a conclusion
Cricket England England T20
Ipswich Town v Sheffield United
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
12/09/2025 20:00
Coverage of Ipswich Town v Sheffield United the Championship match at Portman Road. This will be the first meeting between these teams since the 2018/19 season, which saw the Blades take four points from those two encounters and featured a 1-1 draw on this ground. However, both teams will be eager to claim victory on this occasion after enduring disappointing starts to the campaign.
Football League
Charlton Athletic v Millwall
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
13/09/2025 12:30
All the action from the Championship match at The Valley. These London rivals have not met since the 2019/20 season, when Millwall claimed victory home and away as the Addicks were relegated
Football League
Oxford Utd v Leicester City
Sky Sports Plus
13/09/2025 12:30
Coverage of Oxford Utd v Leicester City the Championship match at Kassam Stadium. This is the first meeting between these teams since the 1993/94 season, and the first to take place at this stadium which opened in 1997, and so the U's will look to take full advantage of the Foxes being in unfamiliar surroundings as they seek a first win of the campaign.
Football League
Preston North End v Middlesbrough
Sky Sports Plus
13/09/2025 12:30
Coverage of Preston North End v Middlesbrough the Championship match at Deepdale stadium. Middlesbrough is looking to keep their unbeaten run going against Preston.
Football League
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
TNT Sports 1
13/09/2025 12:30
Coverage of Arsenal v Nottingham Forest the top-flight match at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners claimed a 3-0 victory in the corresponding fixture last season, with goals coming from Bukayo Saka in the first half, plus Thomas Partey, and Ethan Nwaneri in the second-half.
Premier League
Live Racing: St Leger Festival
ITV1
13/09/2025 13:00
Coverage of the third day of the St Leger Festival from Doncaster, including the week's feature race the Betfred St Leger. Plus, racing from Chester and Leopardstown.
Horse Racing
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